U.S. Census: Smartphones Help Close Racial/Ethnic Gap in Internet Use

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Such gaps are less pronounced or even non-existent when it comes to smartphone usage, however. Although smartphone usage was higher for Asian respondents (51.6%), the reported rates for white non-Hispanics and African-Americans were not statistically different from one another, running about 48% for both groups. The usage rates of African-Americans and Hispanics also were not statistically different from one another, the census bureau said. “When compared to percentages of home Internet use, smartphones appear to be leveling the Internet use disparities traditionally present for race and ethnicity groups,” wrote the report authors.More>>